Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Purnell in Japanese

パーネル

Purnell, when pronounced "pur-nel", is パーネル (pāneru) in katakana.

p as in penur as in her, buttern as in noe as in bedl as in love
Shared by Jon Purnell

This spelling is shared by diplomat Jon Purnell (ジョン・パーネル).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Purnell Family is My Life," "Purnell Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Purnell Family Is My Life
Purnell Family Is My Life pur-nel パーネル Purnell in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Purnell Family Is My Life
Purnell Family Is My Life pur-nel ぱあねる Purnell in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Purnell Family Bonds Are Forever
Purnell Family Bonds Are Forever pur-nel パーネル Purnell in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Purnell Family Bonds Are Forever
Purnell Family Bonds Are Forever pur-nel ぱあねる Purnell in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Purnell Japanese Tattoo Designs

Purnell in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Purnell in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Purnell in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Purnell, when pronounced pur-nel, is パーネル (pāneru) in katakana and ぱあねる (paaneru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penur as in her, buttern as in noe as in bedl as in love
Purnell in Katakana (Vertical)
Purnell katakana, vertical
Purnell in Katakana (Horizontal)
Purnell katakana, horizontal
Purnell in Hiragana (Vertical)
Purnell hiragana, vertical
Purnell in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Purnell hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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